004. Streaming as a Hobby
004. Streaming as a Hobby
Male cam streamers these days had quite high standards of appearance.
That was thanks to advances in cosmetic surgery.
Cosmetic surgery was not viewed negatively, either.
Most women said the same thing.
Most women said the same thing: "So what if he got work done? As long as he's good-looking, what does it matter?"
...I'd once thought that way myself.
But at some point, that changed.
The more I looked, the more I felt a sense of dissonance.
They were like mass-produced clone humans churned out of a factory.
Because every male cam streamer famous for being good-looking looked exactly the same.
Their personalities were all similar too.
They were probably concepts rather than actual personalities, but I would skip over that.
Anyway, I was hit hard by a moment of disillusionment.
Why was I watching streams like this?
Why had I donated to guys like this for so long?
I felt pathetic.
Eventually, I reached the point of deleting my account on the biggest streaming site in South Korea.
It was the day Toothpicks Deep in Yoho's Hole, known as a whale in the livestreaming world, disappeared without a trace.
*
The second platform I settled on had no surgery monsters.
But there were no handsome or charming guys either.
It was a place where average-looking guys dominated.
Even average-looking guys had considerable demand.
Partly because there were so few men in the world, but also because it was a place where viewers who thought things like—'If he's just average-looking, maybe I could try seducing him?'—gathered.
Because of that, there were noticeably more viewers who clung desperately to streamers.
Pathetic.
Get a grip, girls.
Had they forgotten that guys like this were only average on the internet, but in reality, they got treated like princes?
The sight of them brimming with confidence on the internet, when in real life they'd get rejected not just by average-looking guys but even by ugly guys, was truly pitiful.
Anyway, I didn't particularly want to watch average-looking guys even on the internet.
They didn't have much individuality, either.
Everything was just boring concepts I felt like I'd seen somewhere before.
I deleted my account there too.
*
This newly created platform was decent.
Every male cam streamer was a natural handsome guy with no obvious signs of surgery.
The concepts were diverse and novel too.
Though the concept-playing could be a bit excessive... It was much better than the other platforms.
Even so, I still hadn't found a stream I liked.
All the top-ranked ones were not my taste.
For that reason, I was browsing around small-time streamer rooms.
I didn't hesitate to enter rooms with zero viewers.
That was how I ended up entering an absurd stream.
As soon as I entered, the streamer cursed me out without warning.
He even threatened me, telling me to donate.
What the hell was wrong with this crazy bastard?
Maybe my username was so vulgar that he thought I was an easy target?
I didn't know the reason, but he wasn't worth engaging with.
I left the room immediately.
Should I have said something critical before leaving?
I thought about it, but it was clearly pointless.
A streamer who curses at viewers like that would naturally get weeded out by fate anyway.
Time passed like that.
It was around the time when that incident had started to fade in my memory.
While I was hopping from room to room as usual.
A stream whose handsomeness oozed out even from its tiny thumbnail caught my eye. It was a room with only one viewer.
As if entranced by something, I clicked on that stream.
And then I witnessed it.
The existence of a Male God.
A heavenly appearance reigning at the pinnacle of beauty.
It felt like discovering an oasis in the desert.
I had finally found the fantasy male cam streamer I'd been searching for for so long.
But, as if by some twist of fate, this wasn't my first time entering this room.
"Oh. It's the little shit who came in and bounced last time, huh? Nice to see you?"
The streamer greeted me as if he recognized me.
It was a voice I had definitely heard before.
And I remembered who this streamer was too. He was definitely the streamer who had cussed me out demanding donations not long ago.
Startled, I hurriedly closed the stream.
‘What? What the hell! That foul-mouthed small-timer was an insanely handsome guy like that?’
It didn't add up.
I couldn't believe he'd said those things with that face.
But in the current situation, that kind of minor detail wasn't important.
What was important was that I had finally found a male cam streamer to settle on.
‘First, I should change my ID! I couldn't go back in with a vulgar username like this!’
Toothpicks Deep in Yoho's Hole.
I had stuck with this username consistently for a long time.
But now the time had come to let it go.
Because I had discovered a male cam streamer I truly liked from the bottom of my heart, and I couldn't operate under such a crude username.
And so, I revisited the stream under the username Yoho.
***
Day three of streaming.
The number of Fixed Viewers grew by one.
It was the username Yoho.
【Yoho】─No content today either?
【Reformed Guburi】─This bitch never has content lol he's just a background decoration lol
【Yoho】─Reformed, please refrain from calling people ‘bastards.’ Haven’t you considered that it might upset the streamer?
Unlike Guburi, Yoho was polite.
Whether that politeness was genuine, I could not tell.
【Reformed Guburi】─What the fuck are you on about, cunt? lol If you don’t like it, leave. I’ll ram a cheap glue stick right through your pussy.
Guburi was revealing more of her true nature by the day.
Well, she hadn't crossed the line with her chat yet, so I was just watching for now.
【Yoho】─Streamer. How about banning that person? It feels like she's muddying the chat.
【Reformed Guburi】─Yeah~ your cunt water's murkier~ And this level's fine~
【Yoho】─No, please stop typing sexual messages.
【Reformed Guburi】─But I don't wanna~? SexCockPussyFuck.
The chat was starting to overheat from just two people.
I hurriedly stepped in to mediate.
"Hey, don't fight over nothing. Should I ban you both?"
【Yoho】─I'm sorry.
【Reformed Guburi】─Sorry sex.
"And Yoho."
【Yoho】─Yes?
"I told you the chat rules yesterday, didn't I? That sexual jokes and stuff are fine as long as they don't cross the line. If you don't like that, find another stream."
I said it a bit firmly.
It would be a shame if my viewers went back down to one, but I had no desire to hold on to a viewer who didn't fit my stream. If the monk doesn't like the temple, the monk should leave.
When I said that, Yoho quickly posted an apology in chat.
【Yoho】─I'm sorry...
【Reformed Guburi】─lolol dumb cunt~
"Guburi, you didn't do anything good either."
【Reformed Guburi】─??
"What do you mean question mark, you fuck. Don't fight with other viewers."
【Reformed Guburi】─She started it though...
"Even if she starts it, just ignore it and move on. There's no need to provoke her and make her angrier. And your chat's getting more and more unhinged, if you seriously cross the line one of these times? I really won't let it slide then, so be careful about toeing the line."
【Reformed Guburi】─k...
I was relieved to have viewers who obediently listened to what I said.
‘It was fine then since there were not many viewers, but if more people came later, I would definitely have to recruit a moderator. I could not personally mediate every time that happened.’
I didn't know when that would become necessary.
I might stay a small-timer forever.
I might suddenly experience a Viral Surge.
Because you never knew what the future held.
While I was finishing up the mediation and continuing the chatting stream.
"Ah! Right!"
【Reformed Guburi】─?? Did you shit?
A delivery that had arrived this morning popped into my head.
A selfie stick and a tripod.
They were equipment for my content.
I had completely forgotten to mention it when I started the stream.
"Guys. I have something to say about content."
【Yoho】─Oh! Finally!
【Reformed Guburi】─You've only been here two days and you're saying 'finally' lmao anyway did you prepare content? Is it a game stream?
"I felt like games wouldn't be much fun, so I was just gonna try an Outdoor Stream or something."
【Yoho】─You're going to do outdoor broadcasts? A male Outdoor Stream would be dangerous though T_T
【Reformed Guburi】─Oh. So “outdoor stream” is short for an outdoor broadcast? I got excited because I thought it meant an erotic broadcast, fuck.
The content I prepared was an Outdoor Stream.
It was short for outdoor broadcast.
I was thinking of doing content like going for a walk, shopping at the mart, exploring abandoned houses nearby, or occasionally going on a trip.
‘And I'd do driving streams pretty often too.’
I had no particular reason for choosing an Outdoor Stream.
It was because I thought roaming around outside with my viewers might be more enjoyable than staying stuffily cooped up at home.
‘Because I was not an extreme homebody like the other me in this world.’
The me of this world had barely left his house since he turned 20. Even after moving here, it was the same thing. He was a guy who never bothered with the garden in the yard, let alone the swimming pool.
I was different.
I had homebody tendencies, but I didn't dislike going outside.
It was natural that our tendencies were different.
We had different upbringings.
Our surrounding environments were different.
And I'd served in the military, after all.
Thanks to that, I had been able to avoid a career change into a hikikomori.
"In that case, now that we're on the subject, should I switch to an Outdoor Stream right now? I have to go to the mart to buy groceries anyway."
【Yoho】─Just going to the mart shouldn't be too dangerous.
【Reformed Guburi】─Do whatever. As long as your face is on screen, I don't care what you do.
"Before that, I'll go change clothes, and I'll give you a little tour of the house first."
【Reformed Guburi】─Why a house tour?
"I've never invited anyone over until now, so I wanted to try doing a housewarming party kind of thing."
【Reformed Guburi】─Oh. Are we popping your housewarming cherry? Sweet!
【Yoho】─But a male cam streamer casually revealing his house is a bit... I'm fine, but there are other viewers too. What if you get stalked T_T
【Reformed Guburi】─??? This fucked-up bitch is making us out to be criminals.
"It's fine. Even if Guburi comes looking for me, I can easily overpower her."
It wasn't a bluff.
Whether the me of this world had an unusual constitution or not, I possessed physical strength equal to my original self. Unlike other men who were weak in strength even if they were tall and had muscles.
"Anyway, I'll go change clothes and be right back."
And so, I turned off the stream, changed my clothes, and switched over to the mobile broadcast.